New Call for an Old Dog

[tjwatty]

I guess we will see if you can teach an old dog new tricks.
I broke down and bought a short reed goose call last week and am now trying to re-learn how to call. After 20 years of using a flute this is an experience.
I've wanted a Foiles call the last couple years and was helping give a seminar on duck calling last year when I first tried one out. After about 3 hrs of work I got where I could make it honk but that was about it. The $150 price tag was holding me back the most but last week I was with a friend, who teaches goose calling, and we found a call made by River Bottom Calls that is really pretty. He tried it and it sounds great so I bought the darn thing, substancially cheaper than Mr. Foiles but still too dang high. It's Ivory colored with flying geese lazer ingraved on it, I wish I was capable of showing a pic. but I can't so use you imagination.
Anyway, after a week of driving the neighborhood, dog, and wife crazy, I was sent to the local lake to practice and I'm almost to the point where I will be happy with what I can do. Some of the growls and clucks still need work but most all other I can do, to my satisfaction at least.
My teacher will be back from the Dakotas next week so I'll get my grades then. He better grade on a curve, I'm the one who taught him to call ducks.